Maplewood Elementary School vs Sitton Elementary School

Maplewood Elementary School edges Sitton Elementary School by 0.4 points overall — 9.5/10 versus 9.1/10 — but that gap understates the distance in state standing. Maplewood ranks #13 of 1,226 Oregon elementary schools; Sitton ranks #48 of the same pool. Both are exceptional schools by any statewide measure, but Maplewood holds a materially stronger position at the top of the distribution, separating itself from roughly 35 schools that sit between the two.

The sharpest academic difference falls in proficiency scores: Maplewood Elementary School posts a 9.2/10 academic rating versus Sitton Elementary School's 7.8/10 — a 1.4-point gap that reflects a meaningful difference in tested achievement outcomes. Growth tells the opposite story. Sitton's 9.9/10 growth score edges Maplewood's 9.8/10, meaning students at Sitton are progressing at a pace that matches or surpasses Maplewood year over year. For families weighing starting point versus trajectory, Maplewood leads on absolute performance while Sitton demonstrates nearly identical academic momentum from a lower baseline.

The demographic profiles of the two schools differ substantially. Maplewood Elementary School enrolls 301 students with 23% qualifying for free or reduced lunch; Sitton Elementary School serves 335 students with 70% qualifying — a 47-percentage-point gap that reflects different socioeconomic communities. The student-teacher ratio gap is equally stark: Maplewood runs 20.1 students per teacher while Sitton operates at 12.0:1. Sitton's ratio is among the lowest a parent will find anywhere, and that additional adult attention per child likely contributes directly to its elite growth score despite the higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Both schools serve kindergarten through fifth grade, covering identical grade spans across a 9.0-mile separation within Portland. No magnet designations, specialized program differences, or grade-level exceptions appear in the available data, so the decision between them rests cleanly on the academic, demographic, and staffing contrasts rather than structural program differences.